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U(, the twenty-first letter of the English alphabet, is a cursive form of the letter V, with which it was formerly used interchangeably, both letters being then used both as vowels and consonants. U and V are now, however, differentiated, U being used only as a vowel or semivowel, and V only as a consonant. The true primary vowel sound of U, in Anglo-Saxon, was the sound which it still retains in most of the languages of Europe, that of long oo, as in tool, and short oo, as in wood, answering to the French ou in tour. Etymologically U is most closely related to o, y (vowel), w, and v; as in two, duet, dyad, twice; top, tuft; sop, sup; auspice, aviary. See V, also O and Y. 1913 Webster]
See Guide to Pronunciation, 1913 Webster]
Ua*ka"ri(?), n.(Zo\'94l.)Same as Ouakari. 1913 Webster]
U"ber*ous(?), a.[L. uber.]Fruitful; copious; abundant; plentiful. [Obs.] Sir T. Herbert. 1913 Webster]
{ U`bi*ca"tion(?), U*bi"e*ty(?), }n.[NL. ubicatio, ubietas, fr. L. ubi where.]The quality or state of being in a place; local relation; position or location; whereness. [R.] Glanvill. 1913 Webster]
{ U"bi*quist(?), U*biq`ui*ta"ri*an(?), }n.[L. ubique everywhere: cf. F. ubiquiste, ubiquitaire. See Ubiquity.](Eccl. Hist.)One of a school of Lutheran divines which held that the body of Christ is present everywhere, and especially in the eucharist, in virtue of his omnipresence. Called also ubiquitist, and ubiquitary. 1913 Webster]
U*biq"ui*ta*ri*ness(, n.Quality or state of being ubiquitary, or ubiquitous. [R.] Fuller. 1913 Webster]
U*biq"ui*ta*ry(, a.[L. ubique everywhere. See Ubiquitarian.]Ubiquitous.Howell. 1913 Webster]
U*biq"ui*ta*ry, n.; pl.Ubiquitaries(.1.One who exists everywhere.B. Jonson. 1913 Webster]
2.(Eccl. Hist.)A ubiquist.Bp. Hall. 1913 Webster]
U*biq"ui*tist(, n.Same as Ubiquist. 1913 Webster]
U*biq"ui*tous(, a.[See Ubiquity.]Existing or being everywhere, or in all places, at the same time; omnipresent. -- U*biq"ui*tous*ly, adv. 1913 Webster]
In this sense is he ubiquitous.R. D. Hitchcock. 1913 Webster]
U*biq"ui*ty(, n.[L. ubique everywhere, fr. ubi where, perhaps for cubi, quobi (cf. alicubi anywhere), and if so akin to E. who: cf. F. ubiquit\'82.]1.Existence everywhere, or in all places, at the same time; omnipresence; as, the ubiquity of God is not disputed by those who admit his existence. 1913 Webster]
The arms of Rome . . . were impeded by . . . the wide spaces to be traversed and the ubiquity of the enemy.C. Merivale. 1913 Webster]
2.(Theol.)The doctrine, as formulated by Luther, that Christ's glorified body is omnipresent. 1913 Webster]
U"chees(?), n. pl.(Ethnol.)A tribe of North American Indians belonging to the Creek confederation. 1913 Webster]
Uck`e*wal"list(?), prop. n.(Eccl. Hist.)One of a sect of rigid Anabaptists, which originated in 1637, and whose tenets were essentially the same as those of the Mennonists. In addition, however, they held that Judas and the murderers of Christ were saved. So called from the founder of the sect, Ucke Wallis, a native of Friesland.Eadie. 1913 Webster]
U"dal(, n. & a.U"dal*born`, U"dal*er, U"dal*man, etc.[Icel. allodium, an hereditary estate; akin to Sw. odal allodial, Dan. odel.]Vars. of Odal, etc.; property held by udal, or allodial, right -- Obs. exc. in Shetland and the Orkney Islands, where udal designates a freehold, land held in fee simple without any charter and free of any feudal character. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
U"dal, a.Allodial; -- a term used in Finland, Shetland, and Orkney. See Allodial.Burrill. 1913 Webster]
{ U"dal*er(?), U"dal*man(?), }n.In the Shetland and Orkney Islands, one who holds property by udal, or allodial, right.Sir W. Scott. 1913 Webster]
Ud"der(?), n.[OE. uddir, AS. \'d4der; akin to D. uijer, G. euter, OHG. \'d4tar, \'d4tiro, Icel. j\'d4gr, Sw. jufver, jur, Dan. yver, L. uber, Gr. o"y^qar, Skr. \'d4dhar. \'fb216. Cf. Exuberant.]1.(Anat.)The glandular organ in which milk is secreted and stored; -- popularly called the bag in cows and other quadrupeds. See Mamma. 1913 Webster]
A lioness, with udders all drawn dry.Shak. 1913 Webster]
2.One of the breasts of a woman. [R.] 1913 Webster]
Yon Juno of majestic size, udders, and with oxlike eyes.Pope. 1913 Webster]
Ud"dered(?), a.Having an udder or udders. 1913 Webster]
Ud"der*less, a.1.Destitute or deprived of an udder. 1913 Webster]
Ugh(, interj.An exclamation expressive of disgust, horror, or recoil. Its utterance is usually accompanied by a shudder. 1913 Webster]
Ug"le*some(, a.[Ugly.]Ugly. [Obs.] \'bdSuch an uglesome countenance.\'b8 Latimer. 1913 Webster]
Ug"li*fy(?), v. t.[Ugly + -fy.]To disfigure; to make ugly. [R.] Mad. D'Arblay. 1913 Webster]
Ug"li*ly, adv.In an ugly manner; with deformity. 1913 Webster]
Ug"li*ness, n.The quality or state of being ugly. 1913 Webster]
Ug"ly(?), a.[Compar.Uglier(?); superl.Ugliest.][Icel. uggligr fearful, dreadful; uggr fear (akin to ugga to fear) + -ligr (akin to E. -ly, like). Awe.]1.Offensive to the sight; contrary to beauty; being of disagreeable or loathsome aspect; unsightly; repulsive; deformed. 1913 Webster]
The ugly view of his deformed crimes.Spenser. 1913 Webster]
Like the toad, ugly and venomous.Shak. 1913 Webster]
O, I have passed a miserable night, ugly sights, of ghastly dreams.Shak. 1913 Webster]
2.Ill-natured; crossgrained; quarrelsome; as, an ugly temper; to feel ugly. [Colloq. U. S.] 1913 Webster]
3.Unpleasant; disagreeable; likely to cause trouble or loss; as, an ugly rumor; an ugly customer. [Colloq.] 1913 Webster]
Ug"ly(?), n.A shade for the face, projecting from the bonnet. [Colloq. Eng.] C. Kingsley. 1913 Webster]
Ug"ly, v. t.To make ugly. [R.] Richardson. 1913 Webster]
U"gri*an(?), n. pl.(Ethnol.)A Mongolian race, ancestors of the Finns.[Written also Uigrian.] 1913 Webster]
Ug"some(?), a.[Ugly.]Ugly; offensive; loathsome. [Obs.] -- Ug"some*ness, n. [Obs.] \'bdThe horror and ugsomeness of death.\'b8 Latimer. 1913 Webster]
Uh"lan(?), n.[G. uhlan, Pol. ulan, hulan, from Turk. ogl\'ben a youth, lad; of Tartar origin.][Written also ulan, and formerly hulan.]1.One of a certain description of militia among the Tartars. 1913 Webster]
2.(Mil.)One of a kind of light cavalry of Tartaric origin, first introduced into European armies in Poland. They are armed with lances, pistols, and sabers, and are employed chiefly as skirmishers. 1913 Webster]
\'d8U*in`ta*the"ri*um(?), n.[NL., fr. Uinta, the Indian name of the region where the animals were discovered + Gr. qhri`on beast.](Paleon.)An extinct genus of large Eocene ungulates allied to Dinoceras. This name is sometimes used for nearly all the known species of the group. See Dinoceras. 1913 Webster]
U*kase"(?), n.[F., fr. Russ. ukas'; pref. u- + kazate to show, to say.]1.In Russia, a published proclamation or imperial order, having the force of law. 1913 Webster]
2.an order or edict by someone holding absolute authority. PJC]
U"lan(?), n.See Uhlan. 1913 Webster]
U*lar"bu*rong(?), n.[From the native Malay name.](Zo\'94l.)A large East Indian nocturnal tree snake (Dipsas dendrophila). It is not venomous. 1913 Webster]
Ul"cer(?), n.[F. ulc\'8are, L. ulcus, gen. ulceris, akin to Gr. 1.(Med.)A solution of continuity in any of the soft parts of the body, discharging purulent matter, found on a surface, especially one of the natural surfaces of the body, and originating generally in a constitutional disorder; a sore discharging pus. It is distinguished from an abscess, which has its beginning, at least, in the depth of the tissues. 1913 Webster]
2.Fig.: Anything that festers and corrupts like an open sore; a vice in character. 1913 Webster]
Cold ulcer(Med.), an ulcer on a finger or toe, due to deficient circulation and nutrition. In such cases the extremities are cold. 1913 Webster]
Ul"cer, v. t.To ulcerate. [R.] Fuller. 1913 Webster]
Ul"cer*a*ble(?), a.Capable of ulcerating. 1913 Webster]
Ul"cer*ate(?), v. i.[imp. & p. p.Ulcerated(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Ulcerating.][L. ulceratus, p. p. of ulcerare, fr. ulcus ulcer.]To be formed into an ulcer; to become ulcerous. 1913 Webster]
Ul"cer*ate, v. t.To affect with, or as with, an ulcer or ulcers.Harvey. 1913 Webster]
Ul"cer*a`ted(?), a.Affected with, or as with, an ulcer or ulcers; as, an ulcerated sore throat. 1913 Webster]
Ul`cer*a"tion(?), n.[L. ulceratio: cf. F. ulc\'82ration.](Med.)The process of forming an ulcer, or of becoming ulcerous; the state of being ulcerated; also, an ulcer. 1913 Webster]
Ul"cer*a*tive(?), a.Of or pertaining to ulcers; as, an ulcerative process. 1913 Webster]
Ul"cered(?), a.Ulcerous; ulcerated. 1913 Webster]
Ul"cer*ous(?), a.[L. ulcerosus: cf. F. ulc\'82reux.]1.Having the nature or character of an ulcer; discharging purulent or other matter.R. Browning. 1913 Webster]
2.Affected with an ulcer or ulcers; ulcerated. 1913 Webster]
It will but skin and film the ulcerous place.Shak. 1913 Webster]
-- Ul"cer*ous*ly, adv. -- Ul"cer*ous*ness, n. 1913 Webster]
{ Ul"cus*cle(?), Ul*cus"cule(?), }n.[L. ulcusculum, dim. of ulcus. See Ulcer.]A little ulcer. [R.] 1913 Webster]
U"le(, n.[Sp.](Bot.)A Mexican and Central American tree (Castilloa elastica and Castilloa Markhamiana) related to the breadfruit tree. Its milky juice contains caoutchouc. Called also ule tree. 1913 Webster]
\'d8U`le*ma"(?), n.[Turk. & Ar. 'ulam\'be the wise or learned men, pl. of '\'belim wise, learned, fr. alima to know.](Islam)A college or body composed of the hierarchy (the imams, or ministers of religion, the muftis, or doctors of law, and the cadis, or administrators of justice). That of Turkey alone now has political power; its head is the sheik ul Islam.This definition was written ca. 1900. The government of Turkey in 1998 is exclusively secular, whereas Iran in 2001 is dominated by Moslem clergy. Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
U"lex*ite(?), n.[After a German chemist.](Min.)A mineral occurring in white rounded crystalline masses. It is a hydrous borate of lime and soda. 1913 Webster]
{ U*lig"i*nose`(?), U*lig"i*nous(?), }a.[L. uliginosus, fr. uligo, -inis, moisture, fr. uvere to be moist.]Muddy; oozy; slimy; also, growing in muddy places. [R.] Woodward. 1913 Webster]
ul"lage(, n.[OF. eullage, ouillage, the filling up of a cask, fr. ouillier, oillier, euillier, to fill a wine cask; properly, to add oil to prevent evaporation, as to a flask that is nearly full, fr. OF. oile oil. See Oil.](Com.)The amount which a vessel, as a cask, of liquor lacks of being full; wantage; deficiency. 1913 Webster]
ul"let(, n.[Cf. OF. hullote, E. howlet.](Zo\'94l.)A European owl (Syrnium aluco) of a tawny color; -- called also uluia. 1913 Webster]
Ull"mann*ite(?), n.[So named after J. C. Ullman, a German chemist.](Min.)A brittle mineral of a steel-gray color and metallic luster, containing antimony, arsenic, sulphur, and nickel. 1913 Webster]
Ul*lu"co(?), n.(Bot.)See Melluc. 1913 Webster]
Ul*ma"ceous(?), a.[L. ulmus an elm.](Bot.)Of or pertaining to a suborder of urticaceous plants, of which the elm is the type. 1913 Webster]
Ul"mate(?), n.(Chem.)A salt of ulmic acid. 1913 Webster]
Ul"mic(?), a.[L. ulmus an elm: cf. F. ulmique.](Chem.)Pertaining to ulmin; designating an acid obtained from ulmin. 1913 Webster]
Ul"min(?), n.[L. ulmus an elm: cf. F. ulmine.](Chem.)A brown amorphous substance found in decaying vegetation. Cf. Humin.[Formerly written ulmine.] 1913 Webster]
\'d8Ul"mus(?), n.[L., an elm.](Bot.)A genus of trees including the elm. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Ul"na(, n.[L., the elbow. See Ell.]1.(Anat.)The postaxial bone of the forearm, or brachium, corresponding to the fibula of the hind limb. See Radius. 1913 Webster]
2.(O. Eng. Law)An ell; also, a yard.Burrill. 1913 Webster]
Ul"nage(?), n.[See Ulna, and cf. Alnage.](Old Eng. Law)Measurement by the ell; alnage. 1913 Webster]
Ul"nar(?), a.(Anat.)Of or pertaining to the ulna, or the elbow; as, the ulnar nerve. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Ul*na"re(?), n.; pl.Ulnaria(#).[NL. See Ulna.](Anat.)One of the bones or cartilages of the carpus, which articulates with the ulna and corresponds to the cuneiform in man. 1913 Webster]
\'d8U`lo*den"dron(?), n.[NL., fr. Gr. (Paleon.)A genus of fossil trees. 1913 Webster]
U"loid(?), a.[Written also ouloid.][Gr. -oid.](Med.)Resembling a scar; scarlike. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
\'d8U`lo*na"ta(?), n. pl.[NL.](Zo\'94l.)A division of insects nearly equivalent to the true Orthoptera. 1913 Webster]
U*lot"ri*chan(?), a.(Anthropol.)Of or pertaining to the Ulotrichi. -- n.One of the Ulotrichi. 1913 Webster]
\'d8U*lot"ri*chi(?), n. pl.[NL., fr. Gr. (Anthropol.)The division of mankind which embraces the races having woolly or crispy hair. Cf. Leiotrichi. 1913 Webster]
U*lot"ri*chous(?), a.(Anthropol.)Having woolly or crispy hair; -- opposed to leiotrichous. 1913 Webster]
Ul"ster(?), n.A long, loose overcoat, worn by men and women, originally made of frieze from Ulster, Ireland. 1913 Webster]
Ul*te"ri*or(?), a.[L., comp. of ultra, ultro, beyond, on the other side, properly cases of an old adjective, formed with a comparative suffix, which is akin to OL. uls beyond, L. olim formerly, hereafter, orig., at that time, ille that, OL. olle, ollus. Cf. Outrage.]1.Situated beyond, or on the farther side; thither; -- correlative with hither. 1913 Webster]
2.Further; remoter; more distant; succeeding; as, ulterior demands or propositions; ulterior views; what ulterior measures will be adopted is uncertain. 1913 Webster]
Ulterior motive,
Ulterior objector
Ulterior aim, a motive, object or aim beyond that which is avowed. 1913 Webster]
Ul*te"ri*or, n.Ulterior side or part. [R.] Coleridge. 1913 Webster]
Ul*te"ri*or*ly, adv.More distantly or remotely. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Ul"ti*ma(, a.[L., fem. of ultimus last.]Most remote; furthest; final; last. 1913 Webster]
Ultima ratio[L.], the last reason or argument; the last resort. --
Ultima Thule. [L.]See Thule. 1913 Webster]
Ul"ti*ma, n.[L., fem. of ultimus last.](Gram. & Pros.)The last syllable of a word. 1913 Webster]
Ul"ti*mate(?), a.[LL. ultimatus last, extreme, fr. L. ultimare to come to an end, fr. ultimus the farthest, last, superl. from the same source as ulterior. See Ulterior, and cf. Ultimatum.]1.Farthest; most remote in space or time; extreme; last; final. 1913 Webster]
My harbor, and my ultimate repose.Milton. 1913 Webster]
Many actions apt to procure fame are not conductive to this our ultimate happiness.Addison. 1913 Webster]
2.Last in a train of progression or consequences; tended toward by all that precedes; arrived at, as the last result; final. 1913 Webster]
Those ultimate truths and those universal laws of thought which we can not rationally contradict.Coleridge. 1913 Webster]
3.Incapable of further analysis; incapable of further division or separation; constituent; elemental; as, an ultimate particle; an ultimate constituent of matter. 1913 Webster]
Ultimate analysis(Chem.), organic analysis. See under Organic. --
Ultimate belief. See under Belief. --
Ultimate ratio(Math.), the limiting value of a ratio, or that toward which a series tends, and which it does not pass. 1913 Webster]
Syn. -- Final; conclusive. See Final. 1913 Webster]
Ul"ti*mate(?), v. t. & i.[imp. & p. p.Ultimated(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Ultimating.]1.To come or bring to an end or issue; to eventuate; to end. [R.] 1913 Webster]
2.To come or bring into use or practice. [R.] 1913 Webster]
Ul"ti*mate*ly(?), adv.As a final consequence; at last; in the end; as, afflictions often tend to correct immoral habits, and ultimately prove blessings. 1913 Webster]
Ul`ti*ma"tion(, n.State of being ultimate; that which is ultimate, or final; ultimatum. [R.] Swift. 1913 Webster]
Ul`ti*ma"tum(, n.; pl. E. Ultimatums(, L. Ultimata(#).[NL. See Ultimate.]1.A final proposition, concession, or condition; especially, the final propositions, conditions, or terms, offered by either of the parties in a diplomatic negotiation; the most favorable terms that a negotiator can offer, the rejection of which usually puts an end to the hesitation. 1913 Webster]
2.A final demand, the rejection of which may lead to a resort to force or other compelling action by the party presenting the ultimatum. In international diplomacy, an ultimatum may be used as by the demanding country as a signal to other countries that it gave the other country a seemingly reasonable opportunity to avoid a war; in this way, the demanding country may seek to avoid responsibility for starting a war. PJC]
Ul*tim"i*ty(, n.[LL. ultimitus extremity, fr. L. ultimus the last.]The last stage or consequence; finality. [Obs.] Bacon. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Ul"ti*mo. [L. ultimo (mense) in the last month.]In the month immediately preceding the present; as, on the 1st ultimo; -- usually abbreviated to ult. Cf. Proximo. 1913 Webster]
Ul"tion(?), n.[L. ultio.]The act of taking vengeance; revenge. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne. 1913 Webster]
Ul"tra-(?), a.A prefix from the Latin ultra beyond (see Ulterior), having in composition the signification beyond, on the other side, chiefly when joined with words expressing relations of place; as, ultramarine, ultramontane, ultramundane, ultratropical, etc. In other relations it has the sense of excessively, exceedingly, beyond what is common, natural, right, or proper; as, ultraconservative; ultrademocratic, ultradespotic, ultraliberal, ultraradical, etc. 1913 Webster]
Ul"tra, a.[See Ultra-.]Going beyond others, or beyond due limit; extreme; fanatical; uncompromising; as, an ultra reformer; ultra measures. 1913 Webster]
Ul"tra, n.One who advocates extreme measures; an ultraist; an extremist; a radical.Brougham. 1913 Webster]
Ul`tra*gas"e*ous(?), a.[Pref. ultra + gaseous.](Physics)Having the properties exhibited by gases under very low pressures (one millionth of an atmosphere or less). Matter under this condition, which has been termed the fourth state of matter, is sometimes called radiant matter. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Ul"trage(?), n.Outrage. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Ul"tra*ism(, n.[Cf. F. ultra\'8bsme. See Ultra-.]The principles of those who advocate extreme measures, as radical reform, and the like.Dr. H. More. 1913 Webster]
Ul"tra*ist, n.One who pushes a principle or measure to extremes; an extremist; a radical; an ultra. 1913 Webster]
Ul`tra*ma*rine"(, a.[Pref. ultra- + marine.]Situated or being beyond the sea.Burke. 1913 Webster]
Ul`tra*ma*rine", n.[Cf. Sp. ultramarino. So called because the lapis lazuli was originally brought from beyond the sea, -- from Asia.](Chem.)A blue pigment formerly obtained by powdering lapis lazuli, but now produced in large quantities by fusing together silica, alumina, soda, and sulphur, thus forming a glass, colored blue by the sodium polysulphides made in the fusion. Also used adjectively. 1913 Webster]
Green ultramarine, a green pigment obtained as a first product in the manufacture of ultramarine, into which it is changed by subsequent treatment. --
Ultramarine ashor
Ultramarine ashes(Paint.), a pigment which is the residuum of lapis lazuli after the ultramarine has been extracted. It was used by the old masters as a middle or neutral tint for flesh, skies, and draperies, being of a purer and tenderer gray than that produced by the mixture of more positive colors.Fairholt. 1913 Webster]
Ul`tra*mon"tane(?), a.[LL. ultramontanus; L. ultra beyond + montanus belonging to a mountain, from mons, montis, mountain: cf. F. ultramontain, It. ultramontano. See Ultra-, and Mountain.]Being beyond the mountains; specifically, being beyond the Alps, in respect to the one who speaks. 1913 Webster]
ultramontane doctrines, when spoken of north of the Alps, denote the extreme views of the pope's rights and supremacy maintained by Bellarmin and other Italian writers. 1913 Webster]
Ul`tra*mon"tane, n.1.One who resides beyond the mountains, especially beyond the Alps; a foreigner. 1913 Webster]
2.One who maintains extreme views favoring the pope's supremacy. See Ultramontanism. 1913 Webster]
Ul`tra*mon"ta*nism(?), n.[Cf. F. ultramontanisme.]The principles of those within the Roman Catholic Church who maintain extreme views favoring the pope's supremacy; -- so used by those living north of the Alps in reference to the Italians; -- rarely used in an opposite sense, as referring to the views of those living north of the Alps and opposed to the papal claims. Cf. Gallicanism. 1913 Webster]
Ul`tra*mon"ta*nist(?), n.One who upholds ultramontanism. 1913 Webster]
Ul`tra*mun"dane(?), a.[L. ultramundanus. See Ultra-, and Mundane.]Being beyond the world, or beyond the limits of our system.Boyle. 1913 Webster]
Ul`tra*red"(?), a.[Pref. ultra- + red.](Physics)Situated beyond or below the red rays; as, the ultrated rays of the spectrum, which are less refrangible than the red.<-- now called infrared --> 1913 Webster]
Ul`tra*trop"ic*al(?), a.[Pref. ultra- + tropical.]Situated beyond, or outside of, the tropics; extratropical; also, having an excessively tropical temperature; warmer than the tropics. 1913 Webster]
Ul`tra*vi"o*let(?), a.[Pref. ultra- + violet.](Physics)Lying outside the visible spectrum at its blue-violet end; -- said of light more refrangible (i. e. having a shorter wavelength) than the extreme violet rays of the visible spectrum. Electromagnetic radiation with wavelengths shorter than those of ultrviolet light are not usually considered as light waves, but are classified differently. The ultraviolet region of the electromagnetic spectrum is generally considered as comprising those electromagnetic emissions with wavelengths lying between those of visible light and those of X-rays, i. e. between 4000 Angstroms and 100 Angstroms. 1913 Webster +PJC]
\'d8Ul`tra vi"res(?), [Law Latin, from L. prep. ultra beyond + vires, pl. of. vis strength.]Beyond power; transcending authority; -- a phrase used frequently in relation to acts or enactments by corporations in excess of their chartered or statutory rights. 1913 Webster]
Ul`tra*zo*di"a*cal(?), a.[Pref. ultra- + zodiacal.](Astron.)Outside the zodiac; being in that part of the heavens that is more than eight degrees from the ecliptic; as, ultrazodiacal planets, that is, those planets which in part of their orbits go beyond the zodiac. 1913 Webster]
Ul*tro"ne*ous(?), a.[L. ultroneus, from ultro to the further side, on his part, of one's own accord. See Ultra-.]Spontaneous; voluntary. [Obs.] Jer. Taylor. -- Ul*tro"ne*ous*ly, adv. [Obs.] -- Ul*tro"ne*ous*ness, n. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
\'d8Ul"u*la(?), prop. n.[L., a screech owl.](Zo\'94l.)A genus of owls including the great gray owl (Ulula cinerea) of Arctic America, and other similar species. See Illust. of Owl. 1913 Webster]
Ul"u*lant(?), a.Howling; wailing. 1913 Webster]
Ul"u*late(?), v. i.[imp. & p. p.Ululated(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Ululating.][L. ululatus, p. p. of ululare to howl, yell, shriek.]To howl, as a dog or a wolf; to wail; as, ululating jackals.Sir T. Herbert. 1913 Webster]
Ul`u*la"tion(?), n.[L. ululatio.]A howling, as of a dog or wolf; a wailing. 1913 Webster]
He may fright others with his ululation.Wither. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Ul"va(?), prop. n.[L., sedge.](Bot.)A genus of thin papery bright green seaweeds including the kinds called sea lettuce. 1913 Webster]
Um"be(?), prep.[AS. ymbe; akin to OHG. umbi, G. um. Cf. Amb-.]About. [Obs.] Layamon. 1913 Webster]
Um"be*cast`(?), v. i.[Umbe + cast.]To cast about; to consider; to ponder. [Obs.] Sir T. Malory. 1913 Webster]
Um"bel(?), n.[L. umbella a little shadow, umbrella, dim. of umbra shade. See Umbrella.](Bot.)A kind of flower cluster in which the flower stalks radiate from a common point, as in the carrot and milkweed. It is simple or compound; in the latter case, each peduncle bears another little umbel, called umbellet, or umbellule. 1913 Webster]
Um"bel*lar(?), a.(Bot.)Of or pertaining to an umbel; having the form of an umbel. 1913 Webster]
{ Um"bel*late(?), Um"bel*la`ted(?), }a.[NL. umbellatus.](Bot.)Bearing umbels; pertaining to an umbel; umbel-like; as, umbellate plants or flowers. 1913 Webster]
Um"bel*let(?), n.(Bot.)A small or partial umbel; an umbellule. 1913 Webster]
Um*bel"lic(?), a.(Chem.)Pertaining to, or obtained from, certain umbelliferous plants; as, umbellic acid. 1913 Webster]
Um*bel"li*fer(?), n.[NL. See Umbelliferous.](Bot.)A plant producing an umbel or umbels. 1913 Webster]
Um`bel*lif"er*one(?), n.(Chem.)A tasteless white crystalline substance, C9H6O3, found in the bark of a certain plant (Daphne Mezereum), and also obtained by the distillation of certain gums from the Umbellifer\'91, as galbanum, asafetida, etc. It is analogous to coumarin. Called also hydroxy-coumarin. Its strong fluorescence under ultraviolet light makes it useful in analytical biochemistry, as, for exmple, to detect phosphatase activity by hydrolysis of umbelliferyl phosphate. 1913 Webster +PJC]
Um`bel*lif"er*ous(?), a.[Umbel + -ferous: cf. F. ombellif\'8are.](Bot.)(a)Producing umbels.(b)Of or pertaining to a natural order (Umbellifer\'91) of plants, of which the parsley, carrot, parsnip, and fennel are well-known examples. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Um*bel`lu*la"ri*a(?), prop. n.[NL. See Umbellule.](Zo\'94l.)A genus of deep-sea alcyonaria consisting of a cluster of large flowerlike polyps situated at the summit of a long, slender stem which stands upright in the mud, supported by a bulbous base. 1913 Webster]
Um"bel*lule(?), n.[NL. umbellula, dim. of umbella: cf. F. ombellule.](Bot.)An umbellet. 1913 Webster]
Um"ber(?), n.[F. ombre ocherous ore of iron, terre d'ombre, It. terra d'ombra, literally, earth of shadow or shade, L. umbra shadow, shade. Cf. Umber, 3 & 4, Umbrage.]1.(Paint.)A brown or reddish pigment used in both oil and water colors, obtained from certain natural clays variously colored by the oxides of iron and manganese. It is commonly heated or burned before being used, and is then called burnt umber; when not heated, it is called raw umber. See Burnt umber, below. 1913 Webster]
2.An umbrere. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
3.[F. ombre, umbre, L. umbra.](Zo\'94l.)See Grayling, 1. 1913 Webster]
4.[Cf. NL. scopus umbretta, F. ombrette; probably fr. L. umbra shade, in allusion to its dark brown color. See Umber a pigment.](Zo\'94l.)An African wading bird (Scopus umbretta) allied to the storks and herons. It is dull dusky brown, and has a large occipital crest. Called also umbrette, umbre, and umber bird. 1913 Webster]
Burnt umber(Paint.), a pigment made by burning raw umber, which is changed by this process from an olive brown to a bright reddish brown. --
Cologne umber, or
German umber, a brown pigment obtained from lignite. See Cologne earth. 1913 Webster]
Um"ber, a.Of or pertaining to umber; resembling umber; olive-brown; dark brown; dark; dusky. 1913 Webster]
Their harps are of the umber shade J. R. Drake. 1913 Webster]
Um"ber, v. t.To color with umber; to shade or darken; as, to umber over one's face.B. Jonson. 1913 Webster]
Um"ber*y(?), a.Of or pertaining to umber; like umber; as, umbery gold. 1913 Webster]
Um*bil"ic(?), n.[From L. umbilicus: cf. F. ombilic. See Navel.]1.The navel; the center. [Obs.] \'bdThe umbilic of the world.\'b8 Sir T. Herbert. 1913 Webster]
2.(Geom.)An umbilicus. See Umbilicus, 5 (b). 1913 Webster]
Um*bil"ic*al(?), a.[Cf. F. ombilical. See Umbilic, n.]1.(Anat.)Of or pertaining to an umbilicus, or umbilical cord; umbilic. 1913 Webster]
2.Pertaining to the center; central. [R.] DeFoe. 1913 Webster]
Umbilical cord. (a)(Anat.)The cord which connects the fetus with the placenta, and contains the arteries and the vein through which blood circulates between the fetus and the placenta; the navel-string.(b)(Bot.)The little stem by which the seeds are attached to the placenta; -- called also funicular cord. --
Umbilical hernia(Med.), hernia of the bowels at the umbilicus. --
Umbilical point(Geom.), an umbilicus. See Umbilicus, 5. --
Umbilical region(Anat.), the middle region of the abdomen, bounded above by the epigastric region, below by the hypogastric region, and on the sides by the lumbar regions. --
Umbilical vesicle(Anat.), a saccular appendage of the developing embryo, containing the nutritive and unsegmented part of the ovum; the yolk sac. See Illust. in Appendix. 1913 Webster]
{ Um*bil"i*cate(?), Um*bil"i*ca`ted(?), }a.[L. umbilicatus. See Umbilic.](a)Depressed in the middle, like a navel, as a flower, fruit, or leaf; navel-shaped; having an umbilicus; as, an umbilicated smallpox vesicle.(b)(Bot.)Supported by a stalk at the central point. 1913 Webster]
Um*bil"i*ca"tion(?), n.A slight, navel-like depression, or dimpling, of the center of a rounded body; as, the umbilication of a smallpox vesicle; also, the condition of being umbilicated. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Um`bi*li"cus(?), n.[L. See Umbilic.]1.(Anat.)The depression, or mark, in the median line of the abdomen, which indicates the point where the umbilical cord separated from the fetus; the navel; the belly button, in humans. 1913 Webster]
2.(Gr. & Rom. Antiq.)An ornamented or painted ball or boss fastened at each end of the stick on which manuscripts were rolled.Dr. W. Smith. 1913 Webster]
3.(Bot.)The hilum. 1913 Webster]
4.(Zo\'94l.)(a)A depression or opening in the center of the base of many spiral shells.(b)Either one of the two apertures in the calamus of a feather. 1913 Webster]
5.(Geom.)(a)One of the foci of an ellipse, or other curve. [Obs.] (b)A point of a surface at which the curvatures of the normal sections are all equal to each other. A sphere may be osculatory to the surface in every direction at an umbilicus. Called also umbilic. 1913 Webster]
Um"ble pie`(?). A pie made of umbles. See To eat humble pie, under Humble. 1913 Webster]
Um"bles(?), n. pl.[See Nombles.]The entrails and coarser parts of a deer; hence, sometimes, entrails, in general.[Written also humbles.]Johnson. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Um"bo(?), n.; pl. L. Umbones(#), E. Umbos(#).[L.]1.The boss of a shield, at or near the middle, and usually projecting, sometimes in a sharp spike. 1913 Webster]
2.A boss, or rounded elevation, or a corresponding depression, in a palate, disk, or membrane; as, the umbo in the integument of the larv\'91 of echinoderms or in the tympanic membrane of the ear. 1913 Webster]
3.(Zo\'94l.)One of the lateral prominences just above the hinge of a bivalve shell. 1913 Webster]
{ Um"bo*nate(?), Um"bo*na`ted(?), }a.[NL. umbonatus. See Umbo.]Having a conical or rounded projection or protuberance, like a boss. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Um"bra(?), n.; pl.Umbr\'91(#).[L., a shadow.]1.(Astron.)(a)The conical shadow projected from a planet or satellite, on the side opposite to the sun, within which a spectator could see no portion of the sun's disk; -- used in contradistinction from penumbra. See Penumbra.(b)The central dark portion, or nucleus, of a sun spot.(c)The fainter part of a sun spot; -- now more commonly called penumbra. 1913 Webster]
2.(Zo\'94l.)Any one of several species of sci\'91noid food fishes of the genus Umbrina, especially the Mediterranean species (Umbrina cirrhosa), which is highly esteemed as a market fish; -- called also ombre, and umbrine. 1913 Webster]
Umbra tree(Bot.), a tree (Phytolacca dioica) of the same genus as pokeweed. It is native of South America, but is now grown in southern Europe. It has large dark leaves, and a somber aspect. The juice of its berries is used for coloring wine.J. Smith (Dict. Econ. Plants). 1913 Webster]
Um*brac`u*lif"er*ous(, a.[L. umbraculum umbrella (dim. of umbra shade) + -ferous.](Bot.)Bearing something like an open umbrella. 1913 Webster]
Um*brac`u*li*form(, a.[L. umbraculum any thing that furnishes shade, a bower, umbrella (dim. of umbra a shade) + -form.]Having the form of anything that serves to shade, as a tree top, an umbrella, and the like; specifically (Bot.), having the form of an umbrella; umbrella-shaped. 1913 Webster]
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Um"brage(, n.[F. ombrage shade, suspicion, umbrage, L. umbraticus belonging to shade, fr. umbra a shade. Cf. Umber, Umbratic.]1.Shade; shadow; obscurity; hence, that which affords a shade, as a screen of trees or foliage. 1913 Webster]
Where highest woods, impenetrable umbrage broad.Milton. 1913 Webster]
The opinion carries no show of truth nor umbrage of reason on its side.Woodward. 1913 Webster]
3.The feeling of being overshadowed; jealousy of another, as standing in one's light or way; hence, suspicion of injury or wrong; offense; resentment. 1913 Webster]
Which gave umbrage to wiser than myself.Evelyn. 1913 Webster]
Persons who feel most umbrage from the overshadowing aristocracy.Sir W. Scott. 1913 Webster]
um*bra"geous(, a.[Cf. F. ombrageux shy, skittish, suspicious, in OF. also, shady. See Umbrage.]1.Forming or affording a shade; shady; shaded; as, umbrageous trees or foliage. 1913 Webster]
Umbrageous grots and caves Milton. 1913 Webster]
2.Not easily perceived, as if from being darkened or shaded; obscure. [Obs.] Sir H. Wotton. 1913 Webster]
3.Feeling jealousy or umbrage; taking, or disposed to take, umbrage; suspicious. [Obs.] Bp. Warburton. -- Um*bra"geous*ly, adv. -- Um*bra"geous*ness, n. 1913 Webster]
Um"brate(, v. t.[L. umbratus, p. p. of umbrare to shade, fr. umbra a shade.]To shade; to shadow; to foreshadow. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
{ Um*brat"ic(, Um*brat"ic*al(, }a.[L. umbraticus, from umbra shade. See Umbrage.]Of or pertaining to the shade or darkness; shadowy; unreal; secluded; retired. [R.] B. Jonson. 1913 Webster]
Um*bra"tious(?), a.[L. umbra a shade. Cf. Umbrageous.]Suspicious; captious; disposed to take umbrage. [Obs. & R.] Sir H. Wotton. 1913 Webster]
Um"bre(?), n.(Zo\'94l.)See Umber. 1913 Webster]
Um*brel"(?), n.An umbrella. [Obs. or Colloq.] 1913 Webster]
Each of them besides bore their umbrels.Shelton. 1913 Webster]
Um*brel"la(?), n.[It. ombrella, fr. ombra a shade, L. umbra; cf. L. umbella a sunshade, a parasol. Cf. Umbel, Umbrage.]1.A shade, screen, or guard, carried in the hand for sheltering the person from the rays of the sun, or from rain or snow. It is formed of silk, cotton, or other fabric, extended on strips of whalebone, steel, or other elastic material, inserted in, or fastened to, a rod or stick by means of pivots or hinges, in such a way as to allow of being opened and closed with ease. See Parasol. 1913 Webster]
Underneath the umbrella's oily shed.Gay. 1913 Webster]
2.(Zo\'94l.)The umbrellalike disk, or swimming bell, of a jellyfish. 1913 Webster]
3.(Zo\'94l.)Any marine tectibranchiate gastropod of the genus Umbrella, having an umbrella-shaped shell; -- called also umbrella shell. 1913 Webster]
Umbrella ant(Zo\'94l.), the sauba ant; -- so called because it carries bits of leaves over its back when foraging. Called also parasol ant. --
Umbrella bird(Zo\'94l.), a South American bird (Cephalopterus ornatus) of the family Cotingid\'91. It is black, with a large and handsome crest consisting of a mass of soft, glossy blue feathers curved outward at the tips. It also has a cervical plume consisting of a long, cylindrical dermal process covered with soft hairy feathers. Called also dragoon bird. --
Umbrella leaf(Bot.), an American perennial herb (Dyphylleia cymosa), having very large peltate and lobed radical leaves. --
Umbrella shell. (Zo\'94l.)See Umbrella, 3. --
Umbrella tree(Bot.), a kind of magnolia (Magnolia Umbrella) with the large leaves arranged in umbrellalike clusters at the ends of the branches. It is a native of Pennsylvania, Virginia, and Kentucky. Other plants in various countries are called by this name, especially a kind of screw pine (Pandanus odoratissimus). 1913 Webster]
{ Um*brere, Um*briere }(?), n.[F. ombre a shade, L. umbra; cf. F. ombrelle a sunshade, OF. also ombri\'8are. See Umbrella.]In ancient armor, a visor, or projection like the peak of a cap, to which a face guard was sometimes attached. This was sometimes fixed, and sometimes moved freely upon the helmet and could be raised like the beaver. Called also umber, and umbril. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
But only vented up her umbriere.Spenser. 1913 Webster]
Um*bros"i*ty(?), n.The quality or state of being umbrose; shadiness. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne. 1913 Webster]
um*ho"fo(, n.(Zo\'94l.)An African two-horned rhinoceros (Atelodus simus or Rhinoceros simus); -- called also chukuru, and white rhinoceros. 1913 Webster]
\'d8um"laut(, n.[G., from um about + laut sound.](Philol.)The euphonic modification of a root vowel sound by the influence of a, u, or especially i, in the syllable which formerly followed. 1913 Webster]
a, o, u, followed by old i, are written \'84, \'94, \'81, or ae, oe, ue; as, m\'84nner or maenner, men, from mann, man. Examples of forms resulting from umlaut in English are geese pl. of goose, men pl. of man, etc. 1913 Webster]
Um"laut*ed, a.(Philol.)Having the umlaut; as, umlauted vowels. 1913 Webster]
There is no natural connection between umlauted forms and plurality.Earle. 1913 Webster]
Um"pi*rage(?; 48), n.[From Umpire.]1.The office of an umpire; the power, right, or authority of an umpire to decide. 1913 Webster]
The mild umpirage of the federal Union.E. Everett. 1913 Webster]
2.The act of umpiring; arbitrament.Bp. Hall. 1913 Webster]
Um"pire(?), n.[OE. nompere, nounpere (also impier, fr. F. impair uneven), fr. OF. nomper uneven, F. non-pair; hence the meaning, uneven, i. e., third person; non not + OF. per even, equal, peer, F. pair; cf. L. impar uneven, unequal. See Non-, and Peer, n.] 1913 Webster]
1.A person to whose sole decision a controversy or question between parties is referred; especially, one chosen to see that the rules of a game, as cricket, baseball, or the like, are strictly observed. 1913 Webster]
A man, in questions of this kind, is able to be a skillful umpire between himself and others.Barrow. 1913 Webster]
2.(Law)A third person, who is to decide a controversy or question submitted to arbitrators in case of their disagreement.Blackstone. 1913 Webster]
Syn. -- Judge; arbitrator; referee. See Judge. 1913 Webster]
Um"pire, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Umpired(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Umpiring.]1.To decide as umpire; to arbitrate; to settle, as a dispute. 1913 Webster]
Judges appointed to umpire the matter in contest between them, and to decide where the right lies.South. 1913 Webster]
2.To perform the duties of umpire in or for; as, to umpire a game. [Colloq.] 1913 Webster]
Um"pire, v. i.To act as umpire or arbitrator. 1913 Webster]
ump"teen, a.An indefinite number, usu. more than ten and less than one hundred; a lot. Often used hyperbolically, and usually expressing the notion of more than the usual number or more than I would like. [Colloq.] \'bdI've told you umpteen times not to do that.\'b8 PJC]
ump"teenth, a.Ordinal of umpteen, with corresponding signification; as, for the umpteenth time, I'm telling you to stop. [Colloq.] PJC]
um"quhile(, adv.[Cf. OF. umwhile for a time. See While.]Some time ago; formerly. [Scot.] Sir W. Scott. -- a.Former. [Scot.] 1913 Webster]
Un-. [OE. un-, on-, the unaccented form of the accented prefix and- (cf. Answer); akin to D. ont-, G. ent-, OHG. int-, Goth. and-. See Anti-.]An inseparable verbal prefix or particle. It is prefixed: (a) To verbs to express the contrary, and not the simple negative, of the action of the verb to which it is prefixed; as in unbend, uncoil, undo, unfold. (b) To nouns to form verbs expressing privation of the thing, quality, or state expressed by the noun, or separation from it; as in unchild, unsex. Sometimes particles and participial adjectives formed with this prefix coincide in form with compounds of the negative prefix un- (see 2d Un-); as in undone (from undo), meaning unfastened, ruined; and undone (from 2d un- and done) meaning not done, not finished. Un- is sometimes used with an intensive force merely; as in unloose. 1913 Webster]
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Un-. [OE. & AS. un-; akin to OFries. un-, D. on-, OS., OHG., & G. un-, Icel. , , Sw. o-, Dan. u-, W. an-, L. in-, Gr. an-, a-. \'fb193. Cf. A- not In- not, No, adv.]An inseparable prefix, or particle, signifying not; in-; non-. In- is prefixed mostly to words of Latin origin, or else to words formed by Latin suffixes; un- is of much wider application, and is attached at will to almost any adjective, or participle used adjectively, or adverb, from which it may be desired to form a corresponding negative adjective or adverb, and is also, but less freely, prefixed to nouns. Un- sometimes has merely an intensive force; as in unmerciless, unremorseless. 1913 Webster]
I. Un- is prefixed to adjectives, or to words used adjectively. Specifically: -- 1913 Webster]
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(b)To past particles, or to adjectives formed after the analogy of past particles, to indicate the absence of the condition or state expressed by them; as, -- 1913 Webster]
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